Kid Tips

Babies: Will enjoy watching the colorful fish and the touch tank (where they can feel live sting rays, sea stars, and other marine life).

Toddlers & Pre-K: The touch tank, the dolphin show, and looking at the aquarium's nine sharks will intrigue these fickle little ones.

School-Age Kids: The guided tours and information about Mexican marine life will interest any nature-loving school kid.

Pre-Teens & Teens: The aquarium is geared towards younger children but teens will enjoy swimming with dolphins and feeding the sharks (reservations required)—they borrow a wet suit, go into an acrylic cage, and give the sharks food on a long stick—as well as the dolphin show.

Planning Notes

• No food allowed. No food is allowed inside the aquarium but a restaurant, Jugo de Limon, serves seafood and Mexican food.
• Stroller accessible. The aquarium is wheelchair and stroller (even double stroller) accessible.
• Go in the late afternoon. The daily dolphin show starts at 6PM. If you go in the afternoon you'll have time to explore the aquarium and then see the show.
• Consider reservations to feed the sharks: If you have brave teens in your family, call ahead to reserve a spot to feed the sharks (for an additional cost).

Just the Facts

Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, dolphin show daily at 6 p.m. but the doors close then

Fees: $10-$20 (dolphin show included. Swim with dolphins or sharks costs extra)

Recommended Time: 1 - 2 hours

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